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A new year, a new stellar team of Greenway Ambassadors. Thanks to all who applied this year to be a Greenway Ambassador, we’ve doubled the number of applicants and have managed to put together a great team! Look out for some new and familiar faces as we welcome to the team Lara Schaberg, Jeffery Nixon, Shaquilla Thomas, John Coyle, Asika Bennett, and Andrew Lagrand. Looking forward to an amazing programming year. Thank-you to Foundation for Louisiana and The Keller Family Foundation for their support of the program. by Brie Bryant

request for proposals Friends of Lafitte Greenway, in partnership with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD), is calling on artists to submit proposals for our first Ephemera exhibition, a collection of temporary public art installations on the Lafitte Greenway to debut on Halloween and remain in place for the month of November. This program will activate the Lafitte Greenway, a public space that connects New Orleans’ neighborhoods, history, and ecology, and plays a critical role in our bicycle and pedestrian transportation systems. Five artists will be selected to create temporary installations to be exhibited along the Lafitte Greenway for one month.  The temporary … Read more

Bike and pedestrian trail lighting on the Lafitte Greenway between N. Broad Street and Jefferson Davis Parkway has sustained damage due to copper wire theft. Department of Public Works crews are scheduled to begin lighting restoration work today (December 17th). Restoration is expected to be completed by December 31st, weather permitting. Safety of trail users and the New Orleans community is our utmost priority. Until the lighting is restored, the City has increased security patrols on the Lafitte Greenway in partnership with NOPD. If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Public Work’s RoadWork hotline. Roadwork@nola.gov and 658-ROAD. by Nellie … Read more

by Sophie Vorhoff Every year, Line 58, a local branding and web design firm gives away a year’s supply of branding, strategy, and design to one lucky nonprofit in the New Orleans region. FOLC is grateful to have been selected as the 2015 recipient. Thank you Line58!